Definition of "unravel" in English

verb

To cause (something) to no longer be ravelled or tangled; to disentangle, to untangle.
- Mother couldn’t unravel the ball of wool after the cat had played with it.
To separate the threads of (something knitted or woven, such as clothing or fabric).
- Stop playing with the seam of the tablecloth! You’ll unravel it.
To separate the connected or united parts of (something); to throw (something) into disorder; to confound, to confuse, to disintegrate.
- to unravel the broad consensus which was created
- to unravel the compromise achieved in the treaty
To clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to disentangle, to unfold, to work out.
- to unravel the confusion to unravel a plot
To reverse or undo (something); to annul, to negate.
To become no longer ravelled or tangled.
Of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven, such as clothing or fabric; also, of something knitted or woven: to separate into threads; to come apart.
Of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone; to collapse.